Pay cut for Bernard

Defensive tackle Rocky Bernard had his base salary for this season reduced before the start of the season, ESPN.com’s Mike Sando is reporting.

Bernard, who is in the final year of a three-year contract he signed in 2006, had his $4 million salary reduced to about $2.9 million, with another $400,000 in a roster bonus. Incentives could allow Bernard to regain some of the lost money.